Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (Tuesday) · Canada
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
4:41 PM – 6:25 PM
Sunrise 6:18 AM · Sunset 8:09 PM — all times local to Vancouver
Rahu Kaal is the daily inauspicious period ruled by Rahu — traditionally avoided for beginnings: journeys, purchases, signings, and new ventures. It is one-eighth of the local day (sunrise to sunset), and its position depends on the weekday — which is why Vancouver's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Canada residents; the window above is computed from Vancouver's actual sunrise today.
Rahu Kaal is one of three inauspicious windows the tradition marks each day. All three divide the same sunrise-to-sunset span into eight parts; the weekday decides which part each takes.
| Rahu Kaal | 4:41 PM – 6:25 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 9:46 AM – 11:30 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 1:13 PM – 2:57 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Wednesday, Aug 26 | 1:13 PM – 2:57 PM |
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 2:56 PM – 4:39 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 11:30 AM – 1:13 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:48 AM – 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 6:17 PM – 7:58 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 8:08 AM – 9:49 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 4:33 PM – 6:14 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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